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Friday, July 14, 2017

Earning My Wings

It was a trip that we anticipated for some time and the
day had finally arrived for us to leave.We were flying out of Philadelphia with a stopover in Dallas, then on to
Honolulu, Hawaii our dream vacation.All
total we’d be on the plane for twelve long hours.

Once on the plane in the First Class section we were
directed to our seats, with hubby on the aisle and me next to the window.After we reached cruising altitude, the
flight attendant handed us our ice tea and we stretched out comfortably in
those roomy seats.

We were having a little chit chat when we noticed an arm
coming over the top of the seat tapping hubby on his left shoulder.A man’s voice from behind us muttered, “Excuse me, may I ask a favor?”

Looking back to see who it was Hubby said, “Sure how can I help you?”

“Hi, I’m Don Moen and I was wondering since we are going to be up here for
a while, would you mind listening to a new song that I have been working on and
help me work out a few kinks?”

Wouldn’t That Be Great?

Wow, getting to hear Mr. Worship Leader one-on-one. Wouldn’t
that be wonderful if that really happened?

It didn’t, read on…

The flight to Dallas was on a plane that once seated felt
like we were sardines stuffed in a mini-can.I sat next to the window, hubby positioned himself the best he could
squished in the middle, with another man seated in the aisle seat.

My broad shouldered husband tried not to squirm by folding
his hands uncomfortably in his lap like a second grader that had been scolded
by his teacher.His goal was not to encroach
on the other chap and that almost worked.

As we were served breakfast decorum flew out the
window.The third party in this newly
formed relationship suddenly became an octopus with his lengthy arms waving around
the place. Hubby’s cheeks were filling up like a blowfish and his eyes led me
to believe that he was counting the minutes until he could dislodge himself
from his “neighbor.”

Once we landed at Dallas Fort Worth airport, we scrambled
to make our connecting flight in less than thirty minutes.The flight was leaving from the last loading
platform for that particular airline located at the far end of the terminal.We had
to “boogie” but thankfully made it with about five minutes to spare.

Things to Do on an Airplane

Inside the aircraft it was bright and spacious with all
the “sardines” packed in some other plane. The flight attendant pointed to our
seats (middle and window seats for real) but stated that the aisle seat would
be empty so we were to “feel free to stretch out and use all three seats”.It was then that hubby jumped to his feet singing
the Hallelujah Chorus!Not really, I just
wanted to see if you were still reading, but he did move to the aisle seat.

It was upward and onward jetting to Honolulu with
gorgeous sights to behold.Anyway, we
were ecstatic with the breathing room for this nine hour leg of our journey.

So what do you do for nine hours on an airplane?

I’ve compiled a short list:

1. Look out your window.

2. Eat peanuts,
drink soda.

3. Watch an
in-flight movie.

4. Read.

5. Watch someone
else read.

6. Eat a meal … (doubled
as a game of “name that item”).

7. Go to the
bathroom … lots of times.

8. Look out someone
else’s window (Yep, more clouds).

9. Eat more
peanuts.

10. Finally try to doze off without being a bobble head.

Hubby wasn’t really successful with the last one.On the other hand, I was prepped for action
having taken Dramamine for motion sickness while in Dallas.It wouldn’t be long before it kicked in
making me drowsy.

While I Was Sleeping

Raising the arm rests I moved to the middle seat. Positioning
the airline pillow on hubby’s leg, I laid on my side with tucked feet under me stretching
across the seat next to the window.Covering
up with a blanket I went out like a light.

Wide-eyed hubby nudged me, “Honey,
honey, we’re about to land.You have to
get ready.”

Still groggy I sat up in the seat and saw my husband wearing
a silly grin and smiling.While I was
sleeping the flight attendant pinned a set of plastic wings from the airline on
my blouse.

Evidently she thought that I was
a young girl and gave me wings as part of a “good behavior” gift pack, which
included mini playing cards.The stinker went on letting her think that the
entire trip.

Around the World Tour

It had been a long time since I thought of that story,
but it came to mind when I started compiling the information I’ve gathered here
on Daily Favor.The total mileage from
that particular trip was 5,086 miles (from Philadelphia to Dallas to Honolulu)
and took a little over twelve hours to complete.

I’ve been able to take a much longer voyage than the
flight to Hawaii.This was an around the
world tour that didn’t come with airplane “wings”.

No, not in eighty days like the book depicts, but it has
taken five years to trek virtually around the world across the internet with
you by my side.

At the equator the earth is 24,874 miles, but I’d have to
circle the globe many times to actually visit the thousands of cities of the
people who have faithfully followed this blog.

It would take a lifetime to fulfill that task.This is one of the reasons why I acknowledge
those who visit faithfully or are new to DFB each time I post.

Because of You

I cannot express how truly grateful I am for your love,
support, faithfulness and prayers over the years.With that I’d like to applaud and commend you
for sharing Daily Favor to your friends and in reality, the world.

Jesus commanded believers to “go, tell and share” the
gospel (good news) of salvation and the benefits that accompany it.Daily Favor Blog is foundational seed that is
supplied through God using the internet. Every time you share this on social
media or tell someone about the message of this blog, you unashamedly openly
publish the good news and fulfill the command of God.

“And He (Jesus) said to them, Go into all the
world and preach

andpublish openly the good news (the Gospel) to every creature

(of the whole human race).(Mark 16:15 AMPC)

It’s because of you that nation upon nation logs on each
week to read what the Lord is doing for His children.Obedience like that gets the attention of God
and He looks favorably on those who willingly follow His plan.It shows that we want a relationship with the
Master and desire for others to learn of His abiding love, unending grace and
unmerited favor.

I smiled a lot because of you. Take a look …

This happened because of your gracious
heart!Thank you!

Top Ten Visiting Countries

In order from most to least visits over the past 5 years.

United States

Russia

France

Germany

Ukraine

United Kingdom

India

Canada

Philippines

Turkey

This is the
actual visitation list of countries/areas over 5 years.

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belgium

Belgrade

Belize

Benin

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Caribbean Netherlands

Cayman Islands

Czech Republic

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Cuba

Curacao

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic/Czechia

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican
Republic

DR Congo

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

England

Estonia

Ethiopia

Equatorial Guinea

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

Gambia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Ireland

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Korea

Kuwait

Latvia

Lebanon

Lesotho

Lithuania

Macedonia

Madagascar

Malaysia

Malawi

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova

Montenegro

Monaco

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nepal

Netherlands

Netherlands
Antilles

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Norway

North Korea

Oman

Pakistan

Papua New Guinea

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Samoa

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent &
Grenadines

Scotland

Serbia

Seychelles

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

South Korea

South Sudan

Sri Lanka

Spain

State of Palestine

Sudan

Swaziland

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Tanzania

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Turks and Caicos

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United States of America

Uzbekistan

Wales

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

There are currently 195 countries listed (Taiwan is not listed
as an actual country) and we’ve reached a great deal of them. However, our work
isn’t complete.

You can help us reach even more people by letting others know about what’s
going on here at Daily Favor.Relay the
news that Lord willing, we’re about to start a new series on relationships
soon.Invite them along for the journey
to God’s favor.

2 comments:

I enjoyed your stories as we had gone through those when we were younger. at our age, we just close our eyes and pay for comfort. Am so happy that you're able to sleep in flights. It makes the flight less stressful.

That was some time ago. Since then, well let's say ... not so much. LOL Love that you can fly in comfort, especially since you have to do so much of it. I'd say you have certainly earned your wings Mary! :)